Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said picking Wojciech Szczęsny ahead of Iñaki Peña was one of the toughest decisions of his career.

Previous manager Xavi wanted a big name in the position, but the closest he got was bringing a then 32-year-old Ilkay Gundogan in from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. Gundogan ended up starting 33 La Liga matches and nine Champions League games for Barca in 2023-24.

Hansi Flick's Barça have made a century after racking up seven goals in the La Liga victory over Valencia at the Estadi Olímpic. The figure comes after just 32 games and means that the blaugranes in 2024/25 have an impressive average of 3.16 goals per game.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised his team's hunger for goals as they routed Valencia 7-1 in LaLiga on Sunday.

Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez all scored in the first half, with the latter twice hitting the back of the net to put Barcelona in control before Robert Lewandowski and an o